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(detail from The Views of North America by Zuber et Cie, 1834)
Here the Natural Bridge of Virginia and New York's Niagara Falls are shown physically connected to one another. Having grown up next door to the Natural Bridge and having visited Niagara for the first time last summer, this particular vignette is what sparked my interest in panoramic wallpaper.
(detail from The Views of North America by Zuber et Cie, 1834)Here the Natural Bridge of Virginia and New York's Niagara Falls are shown physically connected to one another. Having grown up next door to the Natural Bridge and having visited Niagara for the first time last summer, this particular vignette is what sparked my interest in panoramic wallpaper.
(photo from whitehouse.gov)
The Views of North America is hung in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC. Jacqueline Kennedy had the antique wallpaper installed there in 1962.
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